Dear Tushkateers,  We made it through the storm! The Hurricane of all hurricanes, Irene, which – as it turned out here in NYC – wasn’t soooo bad. Praise Be!  Still, we had our own hurricane of sorts.  Hurricane Harriet!  Mother of all storms 🙂 As some of you know, my mother is 95 years-young and…

This week’s Get Jiggy Weight Loss Jigsaw Puzzle is inspired by the much needed Om after the Storm! We, here, on my block and in my neck of the woods were lucky.  Hurricane Irene came and went quietly.  No physical hurricane damage to speak of. Nevertheless, it was nerve-wracking.  My 95 year-young mother lives on…

As I understand it, when Mother Theresa was asked if she would march in an anti-war protest, she declined.  She said, however, that she would march for peace.  We manifest what we focus on.  Focusing on war even in the ‘anti’ form, is still bringing war to mind. Here follow 13 quotes – a Baker’s…

Confess your dietary transgressions and weighty sins.  Receive forgiveness from Our Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of permanent fat removal.  You’ll feel ‘lighter’ for it!!! Dear Our Lady of Weight Loss ~ Forgiven me, for I have sinned. I often wake up in the middle of the night – between 2 and 3…

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